In what you say of another, apply the test of kindness, necessity and truth, and let nothing pass your lips without a 2/3 majority.

Butterfly upon my hand, A voice of wonder within my mind, not my own but the butterfly's.

I'm a lion in a strange land.

But you would still settle for me if I were that last, wouldn't you? Women are like that. They have to have a male.

The affairs of life embrace a multitude of interests, and he who reasons in any one of them, without consulting the rest, is a visionary unsuited to control the business of the world.

Theres nothing like reading about a world that feels dead to throw your own beautiful, colorful life into sharp relief.

How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers.

My husband sings Baa Baa black sheep and we pretend that all's certain and good, that the marriage won't end.

I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.

Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it's about 7 am to noon. For other people it's overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times.